Para judo has been part of the Paralympic Games program since 1988 where only male judoka participated, women began to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. B1, B2 and B3 judoka have all competed against each other since the sport was introduced in the Summer Paralympics, the J1 (B1) and J2 (B2) classifications will be competed separately in the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Men
editExtra lightweight
editThis weightclass was split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.
- 60 kg (1988-2020)
- 60 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Abdelkader Bouamer Algeria
|
Meysam Banitaba Iran
|
Marcos Dennis Blanco Venezuela
|
Kapil Parmar India
|
- 60 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Sherzod Namozov Uzbekistan
|
Zurab Zurabiani Georgia
|
Ishak Ouldkouider Algeria
|
Davyd Khorava Ukraine
|
Half lightweight
editThis weightclass was paused in 2024.
- 65 kg (1988-1996)
- 66 kg (2000-)
Lightweight
editThis weightclass was amended in 2000 from 71 kg to 73 kg, and then split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.
- 71 kg (1988-1996)
- 73 kg (2000-2020)
- 73 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Alex Bologa Romania
|
Yergali Shamey Kazakhstan
|
Lennart Sass Germany
|
Djibrilo Iafa Portugal
|
- 73 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Yujiro Seto Japan
|
Giorgi Kaldani Georgia
|
Uchkun Kuranbaev Uzbekistan
|
Osvaldas Bareikis Lithuania
|
Half middleweight
editThis weightclass was amended from 78 kg to 81 kg in 2000. The weightclass was paused in 2024.
- 78 kg (1988-1996)
- 81 kg (2000-)
Middleweight
editThis weightclass was amended from 86 kg to 90 kg in 2000, and split into two classifications - J1 and J2 - in 2024.
- 86 kg (1988-1996)
- 90 kg (2000-2020)
- 90 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Arthur Cavalcante da Silva Brazil
|
Daniel Powell Great Britain
|
Cyril Jonard France
|
Oleg Crețul Moldova
|
- 90 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Oleksandr Nazarenko Ukraine
|
Hélios Latchoumanaya France
|
Davurkhon Karomatov Uzbekistan
|
| Marcelo Casanova Brazil
|
Half heavyweight
editThis weightclass was amended from 95 kg to 100 kg in 2000. The weightclass was subsumed into the +90kg 'open' classes, both J1 and J2, in 2024.
- 95 kg (1992-1996)
- 100 kg (2000-)
Heavyweight
editThis weightclass, the 'open' weightclass, was set at +95 kg in 1988, amended to +100 kg in 2000, before being subsumed in the +90 kg J1 and J2 classifications in 2024.
The 'open' +90 kg class is considered the 'heavyweight' class despite being partially within the previous 'half-heavyweight' limits.
- +95 kg (1988-1996)
- +100 kg (2000-)
- +90 kg J1 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
Wilians Silva de Araújo Brazil
|
Ion Basoc Moldova
|
Jason Grandry France
|
Ilham Zakiyev Azerbaijan
|
- +90 kg J2 (2024-)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris |
İbrahim Bölükbaşı Turkey
|
Revaz Chikoidze Georgia
|
Zhurkamyrza Shukurbekov Kazakhstan
|
| Chris Skelley Great Britain
|
Women
editExtra lightweight
edit- 48kg (2004-)
Half lightweight
edit- 52kg (2004-)
Lightweight
edit- 57kg (2004-)
Half middleweight
edit- 63kg (2004-)
Middleweight
edit- 70kg (2004-)
Heavyweight
edit- +70kg (2004-)
Multiple medalists
editThis is a list of multiple Paralympic judo medalists, listing people who have won two or more Paralympic gold medals or more than five medals.
Updated to Tokyo 2024.
- This list may not be complete, as the information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960–1984).[20]
| No. | Athlete | Nation | Category | Sex | 
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antônio Tenório | Brazil
|
Middleweight, Half-heavyweight | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Satoshi Fujimoto |  Japan
|
Half-lightweight | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Simon Jackson |  Great Britain
|
Half-lightweight, Lightweight, Half-middleweight | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Carmen Herrera |  Spain
|
Middleweight | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yuan Yanping |  China
|
Heavyweight | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ramona Brussig |  Germany
|
Half-lightweight, Lighweight | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ilham Zakiyev |  Azerbaijan
|
Heavyweight | M | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | An-Yu Sung |  South Korea
|
M | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Choi Gwan Geun | South Korea
|
Half-heavyweight, Heavyweight | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Takio Ushikubo | Japan
|
M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Masakazu Saito | Japan
|
Heavyweight | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dalidaivis Rodríguez |  Cuba
|
Half-middleweight | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sherzod Namozov |  Uzbekistan
|
Extra-lightweight | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Overview - IBSA Judo". IBSA. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Seoul 1988". JudoInside. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Seoul 1988 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992". JudoInside. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Atlanta 1996". JudoInside. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Sydney 2000". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Sydney 2000 - Men's Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Athens 2004". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Athens 2004 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Beijing 2008". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games London 2012". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "London 2012 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Tokyo 2021". JudoInside. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo 2021 - Judo". International Paralympic Committee. 1 May 2023.
- ^ Multi-Medallists, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)